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"What a great lesson! I've not heard of the Edmondo version of Flat Stanley but it sounds great. I think my kindergarten students would really be motivated by this activity to learn about different cultures and make connections with…"

"Meghan,
Great lesson! I love the "life cycle" idea. Learning about different cultures as a child is so eye-opening because they are so focused on themselves. Letting them choose their own culture to research, study and present…"

"Ariel,
That sounds like a great way to incorporate global awareness into a classroom of young learners. At first, I struggled with this activity because I thought the different websites were a little advanced for my fourth graders and I was unsure…"

For my lesson last week, I had my kindergarten students use ePals to email another kindergarten class in another country. We began by researching in a whole group different countries and learning a little bit about them. On the PBS site, there are several fun, engaging, age appropriate games that teach simple facts about other cultures in different countries. The class then chose a country to begin communicating and collaborating with via email. We exchanged three pieces of information…See More

"Thank you so much for the links! I think a handful of iPads would be fine to start with. I'd like to use them for small group work or 1 to 1 intervention. We want to write a grant but are having trouble deciding what one to…"

"I know, I'm worried how our cash strapped districts are going to keep up with the demands of 21st Century standards. We have all of these initiatives for computer-based assessments and data collection which is definitely the focus right…"

"I do not think a one-to one program at my school will happen anytime soon. We were just told there will be a 30-40% building budget cut next year and no new programs will happen. At this point, we will be lucky if we have enough…"

"I am a Kindergarten teacher in my 11th year at this grade level. You are correct when you say the one-on-one checking of letters, sounds, sight words, numbers, etc. is a very tedious and cumbersome process, especially in the beginning of the school…"

"In order for today's students to be prepared for tomorrow's workplace, they must be tech savvy or they will not succeed. I really think the writing is on the wall as far as the world moving forward in this way. Instead of…"